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Lance Bass got fired from a TV show after coming out: “They have to believe that you’re straight”
Lance Bass was forced to say “bye, bye, bye” to a television gig.While the former *NSYNC member blazed a path by coming out at a time when so few pop stars dared to live authentically, it didn’t come without a cost to his career.Bass first revealed his truth to the public in a now-iconic August 2006 cover of People magazine.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Bye, bye, bye, body fat.In a new interview, the 45-year-old reflected on the groundbreaking moment, while also disclosing the industry pushback he received despite being embraced by his legions of boyband fans.“It was a crazy scary situation because all the examples I’ve ever had of anyone coming out, especially in entertainment, was that it’s a career killer,” he recalled on Politickin’ podcast. “The career definitely changed, and they were right about that.
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